The mass shooting at a Florida high school that left 17 people dead has sparked calls for walkouts, sit-ins and other actions on school campuses across the United States aimed at pushing lawmakers to pass tougher gun laws.

Thousands gathered at a gun control rally in Fort Lauderdale, some 25 miles from where 17 people were shot and killed at a high school this week. Students spoke passionately during Saturday's rally pleading with lawmakers to change gun laws. (Feb. 17)

State lawmakers across the country are weighing a host of bills aimed at preserving driver's licenses and other benefits for undocumented immigrants who may lose the protected status long afforded them by the federal government. Immigrants from Central America, Haiti and Sudan will see their temporary...

The FBI, which has been a frequent target of criticism from the Trump administration and Republican lawmakers, now faces additional scrutiny after admitting Friday that it botched a tip that could have averted Wednesday's massacre in Parkland, Fla.

New proposals to redraw Pennsylvania's congressional districts rolled in late Thursday in a high-stakes gerrymandering case, meeting a court-ordered deadline to submit maps of boundaries for the state Supreme Court to consider adopting for this year's election, The Associated Press reported. Submitting maps were the group of registered Democratic voters who sued successfully to invalidate the current map, plus Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf, Democratic lawmakers and a group of Republican activists who intervened in the case. Republican lawmakers submitted a plan last week. Pennsylvania's congressional map is widely viewed as among the nation's most gerrymandered. Upending it could boost Democrats...